What was your reaction to viewing “Fast & Furious 6”? Explain why
you have the reaction and, using Neil Genzlinger’s review as a guide, comment
on something he has said in your reaction.
Neil Genzlinger calls “Fast & Furious 6” a “bacchanalia of reckless driving” and by that I think he means “orgy,” which means sex for the sake of sex or some kind of “drunken feast.” That about sums up the movie for me since it has only enough plot to drive the action (sorry for that bad pun!), but it indeed provides a feast for the eyes and the senses in the action sequences. My problem with action movies and, in particular, with movies that contain a lot of CGI sequences, is I have trouble suspending my disbelief enough. A believably tense and beautifully shot night time car chase is a thing of beauty and the film provides me with those moments in quantity; however, when someone jumps from one car to another on a freeway, grabs the heroine and then lands on a windshield pretty much unhurt, I can’t get past my “that’s not physically possible” sensors! So, that’s the problem for me: I can enjoy the action for action’s sake but, after I’ve had too many “that’s impossible” reactions, it starts to get wearying for me to watch. In any case, as a pure example of the genre and without taking itself too seriously, “Fast & Furious 6” does deliver some amazing thrills. It’s just that I would not seek them out normally since, for me, it makes me feel a bit exhausted (one last bad pun!).
Fast and Furious 6 I have been a fan of the" Fast and Furious" movies since the first one. The thing that I admire most about the ongoing saga of this franchise ,is that with every movie ( except number 3 Tokyo Drift ) the director has one upped the previous movie, with action and story line. Although some of the action is unbelievable and out rite ridiculous the action sequence that are believable bring the characters to life . The comic relief in this film adds to the appeal, there is not only incredible action but also sporadic humorous scenes that lighten the movie up and creates a flow that complements each character. It will be interesting to see what happens in #7 as one of the main character( Brian ) played by actor Paul walker passed away in a car crash in real life. The reason Fast and Furious has been so successful is because of the one thing that carried in all six movies, Family first and ride to die, the bond between ,Brian,Dom,Mia Leddy and the rest of the crew will be severely tested with Paul walkers death. It might be a safe bet that #6 could be the last one , as a fan I hope that is not the case but in the same token i would hate to see a number 7 that fails to complement the previous " Fast and Furious" movies.
It was visual, muscular, immoral movie to me. The film was muscly perfect. Dwayne Johnson’s arms and shoulders were art. But, actresses were disappointed me. Especially Rodrigues’s always mowing face like just after smelled rotten eggs were sicken me. Overall stories and plots are like mixture of gangster, hero and counter terrorism movies. They were not too impressive. It was such an experience of playing ‘Saints Row’ and ‘Grand Theft Auto’ kind of video games. With no moral or judgement of value, just enjoy style of film is it. The teammate’s familism is too weird and awkward to me. I think there are no families between them. Vin Diesel is changing partner whenever he wants, African Americans are flirting everywhere and the Asian guy is not even gathering together at the last scene. But, despite of all above, it was very interesting and exciting film.
Neil Genzlinger calls “Fast & Furious 6” a “bacchanalia of reckless driving” and by that I think he means “orgy,” which means sex for the sake of sex or some kind of “drunken feast.” That about sums up the movie for me since it has only enough plot to drive the action (sorry for that bad pun!), but it indeed provides a feast for the eyes and the senses in the action sequences. My problem with action movies and, in particular, with movies that contain a lot of CGI sequences, is I have trouble suspending my disbelief enough. A believably tense and beautifully shot night time car chase is a thing of beauty and the film provides me with those moments in quantity; however, when someone jumps from one car to another on a freeway, grabs the heroine and then lands on a windshield pretty much unhurt, I can’t get past my “that’s not physically possible” sensors! So, that’s the problem for me: I can enjoy the action for action’s sake but, after I’ve had too many “that’s impossible” reactions, it starts to get wearying for me to watch. In any case, as a pure example of the genre and without taking itself too seriously, “Fast & Furious 6” does deliver some amazing thrills. It’s just that I would not seek them out normally since, for me, it makes me feel a bit exhausted (one last bad pun!).
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DeleteI have been a fan of the" Fast and Furious" movies since the first one. The thing that I admire most about the ongoing saga of this franchise ,is that with every movie ( except number 3 Tokyo Drift ) the director has one upped the previous movie, with action and story line. Although some of the action is unbelievable and out rite ridiculous the action sequence that are believable bring the characters to life . The comic relief in this film adds to the appeal, there is not only incredible action but also sporadic humorous scenes that lighten the movie up and creates a flow that complements each character. It will be interesting to see what happens in #7 as one of the main character( Brian ) played by actor Paul walker passed away in a car crash in real life. The reason Fast and Furious has been so successful is because of the one thing that carried in all six movies, Family first and ride to die, the bond between ,Brian,Dom,Mia Leddy and the rest of the crew will be severely tested with Paul walkers death. It might be a safe bet that #6 could be the last one , as a fan I hope that is not the case but in the same token i would hate to see a number 7 that fails to complement the previous " Fast and Furious" movies.
It was visual, muscular, immoral movie to me. The film was muscly perfect. Dwayne Johnson’s arms and shoulders were art. But, actresses were disappointed me. Especially Rodrigues’s always mowing face like just after smelled rotten eggs were sicken me. Overall stories and plots are like mixture of gangster, hero and counter terrorism movies. They were not too impressive. It was such an experience of playing ‘Saints Row’ and ‘Grand Theft Auto’ kind of video games. With no moral or judgement of value, just enjoy style of film is it.
ReplyDeleteThe teammate’s familism is too weird and awkward to me. I think there are no families between them. Vin Diesel is changing partner whenever he wants, African Americans are flirting everywhere and the Asian guy is not even gathering together at the last scene. But, despite of all above, it was very interesting and exciting film.
I was enjoyed watching for sure.